Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul named Defensive Player of the Week

Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul named Defensive Player of the Week

In what will surprise absolutely no one, New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his dominating Week 12 performance against the Cleveland Browns.

In the 27-13 victory, JPP finished the game with seven tackles (five solo, three for a loss), three sacks, three quarterback hits, one forced fumble, one fumble recovered and a touchdown. He also recorded two additional quarterback hurries and seven total stops.

Pierre-Paul also set a historical mark, becoming the first player since sacks became an official stat in 1982 to record three or more sacks and a 40-plus yard fumble return for a touchdown in the same game.

After Big Blue’s victory, Pro Football Focus listed Pierre-Paul with a grade of 87.3, which led the Giants and was the highest of the game.

Despite his monstrous performance, a humble Pierre-Paul told reporters during the postgame that he made several mistakes and can still improve his play significantly this season.

“For me, individually, I’m just trying to get better,” said Pierre-Paul. “There were a lot of mistakes I made that I could probably correct, which I am going to correct.”

For Pierre-Paul, this is his fourth NFC Defensive Player of the Week honor. Only Lawrence Taylor (9) and Michael Strahan (5) have had more in franchise history.

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Pierre-Paul joins teammates Landon Collins, Odell Beckham Jr. and Janoris Jenkins with this honor. Collins has twice won Defensive Players of the Week, while Jenkins won Special Teams Player of the Week and Beckham Jr. won Offensive Player of the Week.

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